Meet Mr. Basketball
March 20, 2012
This season's Mr. Basketball stood tall over the rest of the competition -- although not by much over a future Michigan State teammate.
Bay City Western center Matt Costello edged Lansing Sexton guard Denzel Valentine to win the 32nd Mr. Basketball award. It is given annually to the top senior player in the state by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan and the Detroit Free Press.
Here's Costello's story, from the Free Press' Mick McCabe:
Bay City Western's Matt Costello shares Mr. Basketball award with all who helped him
Today in the MHSAA: 5/29/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 29, 2026
1. GIRLS TENNIS Ann Arbor Greenhills won its fifth-straight Lower Peninsula Division 4 Finals championship – MHSAA.com
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep edged No. 4 Warren Regina 3-2 in a Division 3 District Final – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Bath claimed its first District title in this sport with a 2-1 win over No. 14 Laingsburg – WLNS
4. GIRLS SOCCER Ann Arbor Skyline upset No. 9 Pioneer 3-1 in a Division 1 District Final – Ann Arbor News
5. BOYS GOLF Charlevoix – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 327 to claim a Regional title – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 9 Harbor Springs came back to defeat No. 13 Elk Rapids and clinch a Division 4 District title – Up North Live
7. GIRLS SOCCER St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran advanced with a 3-0 Division 4 District Final win over Niles Brandywine – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Calvary Baptist defeated Tawas 3-1 to earn a fourth-straight Division 4 District title – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Almont clinched a third-straight District title with a 4-0 win over Richmond in Division 3 – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Northville downed South Lyon East in a Division 1 District Final – Hometown Life